2019 Annual Conference Highlights

Tuesday, March 5

  • NAC Meeting - closed session : Learn how to increase profit through better management. Discover the “Magic Number of Appointments” to yield the best profit.
  • NAC Meeting : Open session for Members to attend. Participate in the direction and future of Exciting Windows! Learn from others, offer your ideas.
  • Member Welcome Social : Light snacks and social time

Wednesday, March 6

  • Window Coverings Management class : Learn how to increase profit through better management. Discover the “Magic Number of Appointments” to yield the best profit.
  • Professional Window Coverings Sales class Instructor - LuAnn Nigara : Attend the new, updated class to beat competition and increase your profit on every sale. Our customers have changed, our competition has changed, and our PWCS class has also changed.
  • Annual Conference Begins
  • Keynote Speaker - Mark Richardson - Are you fit to grow?
  • iPad; Close more sales - S. Day
  • Designer services - LuAnn NIgara
  • Selling more - Avoiding mistakes - R. Soltus
  • Internal Operations - Jessica Harling
  • Downtown event

Thursday, March 7

  • Technology to win more customers : – four great speakers that best fit the technology needs of your business
    • Speaker - Socius
    • Speaker - Solatech
    • Speaker - MarketSharp
    • Speaker - Jim Armstrong
  • Lunch with Guest Speakers
    • Horizons Presentation- Mike Sloan
    • Graber - Presentation - Wendy White
  • Technology Panel Actions Exciting Windows! should take
  • Spending time with technology vendors
  • Gala dinner and awards ceremony

Friday, March 8

  • Panel discussion - Traditional Marketing : Surface top 10 marketing ideas to generate leads .
  • Breakout sessions : Personal and managed businesses breakout for goal setting and future of technology sessions.
  • Madeleine MacRae - Goal Setting
  • Conference reviews & Closing comments
  • 15th Annual Conference Concludes

Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10

  • International Window Coverings Expo. IWCE attracts 3,000 attendees and 100+ exhibitors to the window covering industry’s annual trade show and conference.
  • IWCE offers an expansive roster of educational seminars. Focuses on design, fabrication, and business, featuring some of the most experienced and well-known speakers in the industry.